Content based on the tag Retro

Watch: Blackpool Tower Circus through decades of historic pictures

Blackpool Tower Circus is iconic and has a rich history dating back to its opening in 1894.

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blackpoolgazette.co.uk

55 historical pictures of Blackpool spanning the decades of the 20th Century

These amazing pictures reflect life in Blackpool through a Century.

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sunderlandecho.com

Nine of Sunderland's most interesting ship launches - and the one which failed

The last launch at A&P and the day everyone got soaked in champagne

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The pop star who took a Sunderland boy to hospital

‘The car ride was smashing’

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Nine pictures of Lloyds Bank staff in Sunderland from 2007 to 2015

Lovely Lloyds workers who painted buildings and did charity bike rides

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11 Sunderland posties who hit the headlines for courage, loyalty and lifesaving

The hero who nabbed a mugger and the man who prevented a major pile-up

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21 top-class memories from 1990s Sunderland schooldays

Who’s up for retro scenes from 1990 to 1999

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Goodbye Roker Park: 15 fan photos from the final days

They stayed until late in the night to savour every last moment

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thestar.co.uk

Robert Cumber

Sheffield retro: 27 nostalgic photos capturing life on city's estates during the 1960s and 70s

These pictures will transport you back more than 40 years to when life was very different

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Leeds city centre: 15 photos take you back to St Johns Shopping Centre in the 1990s

These wonderful photos are sure to evoke memories for a generation of city centre shoppers.

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blackpoolgazette.co.uk

19 retro changing landscape pics of Blackpool Talbot Gateway including Wilko and Holiday Inn

I think most will agree that the new Talbot Gateway is a dramatic change to the landscape

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thestar.co.uk

Robert Cumber

Sheffield retro: 26 of the best photos showing how Sheffield city centre has changed since the 19...

Lost pubs, old cinemas and much-missed shops all feature

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

17 photo memories take you around Yorkshire in 1966

The wonder and glory of God’s own county is celebrated in these wonderful photos.

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sunderlandecho.com

Nine great pictures of life at Luxdon's, the legendary Sunderland laundry in 1958, 1979 and 1981

Photos from 1958, 1979 and 1981

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Sunderland smells of the past, from freshly baked bread at Binns bakery to the hops at Vaux

Binns for bread, Vaux for hops and Jacky Whites for fresh fish

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11 theme days in May which you might want to embrace in Sunderland

Tell us about your plans for Frog Jumping Day

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Seven pictures of Sunderland school bus trips near and far over the years

This lot went to London, the Lake District and a ski slope

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When Sunderland roared at Wembley in 1937 for the FA Cup Final against Preston

The Lads fought back from 1-0 down to win the Cup

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lep.co.uk

Jack Marshall

31 heartwarming and nostalgic retro pictures of Preston's Miller Arcade down the decades

Constructed in 1899 and modelled on the larger Burlington Arcade in London, Preston’s Miller Arcade is iconic.

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sunderlandecho.com

Nine Wearside gems you'll find in a fact-filled new book about the North East

How many have you visited?

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11 pictures from Sunderland's Roker Hotel over the years, from boxing to celebrity visits

Celebrity visits to charity nights

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

15 fab photos take you inside Leeds Headrow Shopping Centre during the 1990s

These photos are sure to evoke memories for a generation of Leeds city centre bargain-hunters.

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

32 photos take you back to Leeds city centre in the mid 2000s

These wonderful photos take you back to Leeds city centre in the mid 2000s.

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lep.co.uk

Jack Marshall

I remember patients wearing hospital gowns, leaning on their drip, smoking their fags like death ...

Nicky Guttridge, who works for the Community Health CIC Spectrum, has written a book about her experiences of being a...

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lep.co.uk

Jack Marshall

26 exclusive retro pictures of life back in 1988 Preston, from celebrities & schools to sport & S...

From Sam Allardyce outside betting shops to budding musicians taking to the stage, safe to say there was plenty going...

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sunderlandecho.com

Nine brilliant B&Q photos celebrating the store's workers in Sunderland and Washington pictured f...

A business which champions older workers

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15 fantastic pictures capturing dancing memories in Sunderland

Counting you down to International Dance Day

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blackpoolgazette.co.uk

"I saw Kings of Leon having KFC in Blackpool town centre." 19 famous faces seen, met and chatted ...

If there was anywhere to spot a celebrity, it would be Blackpool.

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

14 ace photos take you back to Adel in the 1950s

These photos put the ace into Adel as they chart a decade in the life of the Leeds suburb.

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sunderlandecho.com

How one Wearside man was a hit, thanks to Scargill and Thatcher

A piece of 1980s chess history from Wearside

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The lookout house in Sunderland which stood for 160 years

A house with a rich past - but an uncertain future

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Life in Sunderland in 1974, from sport to industry, shopping and schools

Fifty years ago in Sunderland

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'We had no idea' - Sunderland grandad's incredible gesture which took his family by surprise

He surprised his family by fundraising in an amazing way

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

27 showbiz photos of celebrities who visited Leeds during the 1990s

This gallery of memorable celebrity visits to Leeds in the 1990s is jam-packed with sparkle and shine.

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

27 showbiz photos of celebrities who visited Leeds during the 1990s

This gallery of memorable celebrity visits to Leeds in the 1990s is jam-packed with sparkle and shine.

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

61 amazing photos of Leeds high schools in the 1990s

These amazing photos are sure to evoke memories for a generation of pupils who were at high school in Leeds during th...

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yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

12 rarely-seen photos take you back to Leeds in the 1990s

This collection of photos takes you back to Leeds 1990s – although the specific year of each image is unknown.

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sunderlandecho.com

Radio Ryhope, the Sunderland 'station' which operated out of a shed

His song choices were said to be better than the ones on the radio

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The little Sunderland cottage which stood on a hill made out of ship waste

The cottage stood on a hill made of ballast